Separator



March 3l, 1925.

- 1,531,485 c. J. LAUER snPAnATon Filed sept. 25, 1924 INVENTOR BY H15ATTORNEY Patented Mar. 31, 1925.

UNITED STATES.

n Y V1,531,485 PATENT oFF1cE.

CARLETON J'. LA'UER, OF ySTIEMELUFOIEKD, ONTARIO, CANADA, ASSIGNOR TOBROOKS MOTORS LTD., OF TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA, A CORPORATION OFONTARIO.

SEPARATOR.

Application filed. September 25, 1924. Serial No. 739,885.

To all whom t may concern.:

Be it known that I, CARLETON J. LAUER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Stratford, Ontario, Canada, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Separators, of which the following is aspecification, reference being hadto the ac` companying drawings.

In the operation of the steam plant contained in an automobile propelledby steam forces, it is customary to convert the exhaust steam into water'and re-use the same in the operation of the plant.

Considerable ditiiculty has been experienced in doing this for thereason that a greater or lesser amount of oil has been 'found to mixwith the condensed water which oil settles in the boiler of the steamplant and decreases the e-iciency thereof.

It is one of the prime objects of my invention to provide means forseparating the l said water and oil so as to overcome this difficultyand at the same time allow the reusing of the water.

It is a. further object of my invention to provide such means of a noveland simple nature, or inexpensive construction and automatic in itsoperation.

VVit-h these and other objects in view, my invention consists in thearrangement, combination and construction ot the various parts of myimproved mechanism as described in the specification, claimed in myclaims andv shown in the accompanying drawings in which:

Fig. 1 is a view showing a separator tank in section with my improvedmechanism attached thereto.

Fig. 2 is a sectional View taken on line 2 2 of Fig. 1. I

Fig. 3 is a view showing in elevation, a separator tank such as thatused in my improved mechanism.

In the construction of my improved mechanism, I provide a separator tank2 having a steam inlet port 3 and a steam outlet port 4 on oppositesides thereof, and a baiiie plate 5 mounted therein and having a seriesof corrugations 6 on one side thereof opposite the intake port 3.

I also provide in the separator tank 2, drain ports 7 and 8. The port 7is connected through the tubing 9 with a chamber 10 which said chamberis provided with a thermostat 11 therein having on its lower the top ofthe pool, as shown A end a nipple 12ffor closing theconnection betweenthe said chamber 10 and the tubing 13 leading to the tank or reservoir14. The outlet 8 is connected by mea-ns of tubing 15 with a tank orreservoirl.

Also attached within the said separator tank 2 is a iioat mechanismconsisting of a Heat member 17 attached by the member 18 to the lever19. Lever 19 is attached intermediate its ends to a pin 20, which saidpin is guided inthe member 21 attached to ther side of the separator 2and is provided with a tapered end 23 adapted to seatY in taperedopening 24v in the drain port 8'. The lever 19 is pivoted at itsopposite end .at 22 to the side of the separator.

In the practical operation ot my improved device, exhaust steam willbe-v admitted through the intake port 3 and will be flattened againstthe bafiie plate 5 with the result that the oil and a considerableportion o'f the'water contained therein, because ot their weight, willadhere to the said plate and follow the corrugations 6 downwardly andform a. pool in the bottom of the separator. The lighter steam will passover and around the baiile plate 5 and out through'A the outlet port 4.y

The poolHformed in the bottomA of the separator 2 .will be composed of amixture of water Vand oil, the oil naturally going tok bythe oil level25 and the water level 26 in the drawings.

The thermostat 11 in the chamber 10 will normally hold the passagewayleading into the tank 14 closed by reason of the heat exertedtherethrough by the steam coming into the separator. When the pool hasgained suiiicient depth, however, so as to allow the oil level to reachthe outlet 7 and the oil to iiow therethrough, then because of thecoolness of the oil, the thermostat 11 will cause the point 12 to belifted and permit the oil to flow out through the tubing 13 into thetank 14.

As soon as the oil has been exhausted and the hotter steam or waterpasses through the outlet 7, the thermostat 11 will expand causing thepoint 12 to close the opening between the chamber 10 and the tubing 13thus preventing the flow of water through the tubing 13 and into thetank 14.

The iioat 17 is so Varranged that when the pool reaches a predeterminedlevel, the pin :20 will be raised, thus ldisengaging the Connectionmail@ between the tapers 23 and 24 and permitting the water to flowthrough the drain port 8 and the tubing l5 into the reservoir 1G.

Itwill-thus be scene-that @have provided means for separating the oiland the Water removing both from the separator and placing each in aseparate ireceptacle, all of which is done automatically and Withoutanyiattention whatever from the operator.

`It is Obvious that Some changes will be made in ithe arrangement,ACombnatiorl .and constrilation of the NaI-ciers nal-TSM my mf proveddevice Without z`,departing vfrom the spiritefgny invention thereiinandI do not Wish to limit :myself Eto the exact s tructnre Show-n, v,itLbeing ,my intent-i011 t0 .Cover by my1 =1amsuel1`d1anges as may :bereasenably k included A,within lthe scope thereof, particularly i a handoperated Ivalve or, other .l10nantomaticnmeans Ymay be provided in thebottoni of vithe `vseparaten' `whereby the Aliquid which collectstherein, b oth Water vand'loil, may be periodically vdrawn 0H'.

Vhat I claim is:

l. A device of the class described comprising'a chamber, means therein:for separating condensed Water and oil from steam, a normally closeddrain for Said oil Aand means @Ont-rolled by the level of theoil in saidcontainer :foropening .said drain.

2. A device of the Vclass described comprising afchamber, meansA,therein for separating condensed watercandoil Vfrom steam, a normally.closed dra-n for said voil and means controlled :by the level of theoil-in said container for opening said drain, said means consisting of yaY,therm'@statically loperated valve 4adapted to open when con- ,tactedj,with `oil and `close when *contacted with steam.

y3- In .KQOmbna-tion, a Chamber having a steam v inlet `and a ,stea1 nen tlet, means therein for separating oil and condensed Water from saidsteam, means for collecting said Water and oil Viny y'said chamber, a--normally Closed drain =for said oil andYmeansor-antolmagically openingsaid drain when said oil has reached a pre-determined level.

. ALdheviee ofttlleclass described comprising a chamber, means thereinfor separating condensed Water and ,oil Lfrom steam, :a norinallylclosedvdrain for said 1oil, means controlled by the rlevel of the oiltin saidcontainer yfor opening said drain, and automatic means fordrainingatleast aportion of said Water from said chamber when it has reached a`pre,-deterrnined level.

5. In combination, a chamber having a steam linlet and a i steam Aoutlet, nieans therein ,for separating oil and eondensed Water fromksaid steam, means for collecting .said Water and oil insaid chamber, anormally closed drain for said oil, means for antomatically opening saiddrain .Whensaid oil haslreached alprefdetermined level and anto maticmeans for draining at least a portion of said Water from .said chamberWhen it has reached a pre-determined level, said mea-ns consisting of ayfloat operated valve.

`(S. In combination, a chamber, having'a. steam inlet and a steamoutlet, a baliie lplate disposed betweeny the two and adapted toseparateoils and condensedwater from said steam, means 'for collectingsaid oils yand Waters in said ychamber and means automatioally operatedfor draining at least a portion yof said oil when it `has .reached apre-determined level and Afnrthennfieans for automaticallydraining atleast a portion of the Water when vvithas reached apredetermined level..Y Y

@Al-BETON y J. LAUER

